Thursday, July 15, 2010

Academy Training Center

For many years, the Academy Training Center (ATC) was a physical reality, a space where uniform-oriented men could put their talents and experience to good use. Created by Gary 'Chip' Weichelt, the ATC often used real law enforcement and military personnel in authentic-looking incarceration situations. The site still advertises for video men and participants at the ATC, and I've talked to people who've spoken well of their experiences there, both as Academy men and Academy 'trainees'.

Here's some sample clips from the training center:

Academy cops take it off:

Academy cop gets bound:

ATC session are preserved in many spunk-worthy videos available through the Stationhouse website (http://www.stationhouse.com/). They say paid up members of the AcademyMen (and BeForced) web sites, and members of Yahoo group ACMEN, are entitled to a discount on videos and other merchandise from the Stationhouse PX, which features merchandise seen in the videos and some special items from their affiliate web stores.

While the men, the uniforms, the gear and the action is still hot, you should note that some of the videos are getting old (I bought a half dozen or so of their films as VHS tapes decades ago and they're being offered now in DVD format and in one-minute clips), but there is a smattering of new material from BeForced, and even some stuff being shot by the current owners. Contact them if think you've got what it takes to appear in future projects.